Today at the Arctic: Territory of Dialogue International Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk, University of the Arctic (UArctic) President Lars Kullerud and North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) Rector Evgeniya Mikhailova signed a Memorandum of Understanding, renewing NEFU’s long-standing commitment to provide Russian-language information service support to UArctic for an additional 5 years.

As host of UArctic’s Russian Information Services unit since May 2011, North-Eastern Federal University plays a key role in maintaining UArctic’s Russian language web site by translating UArctic news articles and other key information into Russian. As Russian institutions make up more than half of UArctic’s members, this is a vital service to ensure their full engagement in the network.

UArctic President Lars Kullerud noted, "I am very pleased that we have had such a strong partner in Yakutia all of these years, and even more pleased now that this partnership will continue also into the future. It is a very important that UArctic has information services also in the Russian language." North-Eastern Federal University is a founding member of UArctic, and has been strongly engaged in its development, leadership and program delivery since its launch in 2001.

North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk (NEFU) is one of the ten Russian federal universities. Recent reforms in the Russian Federation have created a new network of federal universities. This trend towards integration and modernization in higher university education is typical of many countries.

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North. UArctic builds and strengthens collective resources and collaborative infrastructure that enables member institutions to better serve their constituents and their regions. Through cooperation in education, research and outreach we enhance human capacity in the North, promote viable communities and sustainable economies, and forge global partnerships.